Shipping and display box



R. J. CODY SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Oct. 3, 1950 2,524,516

Filed Jan. 28, 1948 Patented Oct. 3, 1950 SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Richard J. Cody, Evanston, Ill., assignor to Federal-Mogul Corporation, Detroit, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application January 23, 1948, Serial No. 4,811

. 1 Claim.

This invention relates to cartons of flexible sheet material such as cardboard or the like.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a carton which is particularly adapted and pro-eminently suited for packaging crank shaft bearings of automotive vehicles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carton which is'uniquely partitioned so that each bearing shell is contained in a separate compartment.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a carton of the above-mentioned character wherein the partitions protect the bearing shells and prevent them from being scratched or damaged during handling and shipment.

Yet. another object of the invention is to provide a carton of the above-mentioned character in which the partitions are disposed in such manner that the bearing shells may be arranged in an attractive manner for display purposes in the carton.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton of the above-mentioned character that is formed from a single piece of flexible sheet material such as cardboard or the like.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description. i

In the drawing forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a perspective View showing the top and two sides of a carton embodying the invention and particularly illustrating the top in closed position,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the top and side flaps open and particularly illustrating the interior arrangement of the partitions and one arrangement of the bearing shells, which is suitable for display purposes,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the bottom and two sides of the carton and particularly illustrating the manner in which the two flaps which form the bottom are mutually detachably interlocked,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line l i of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a view showing the blank from which the carton is made. I

As suggested, the carton is made from a single sheet of flexible sheet material and conveniently can be made of cardboard or the like. Fig. 5 shows the shape of the blank from which the carton is formed.

The carton blank comprises generally rectangular panels l0, [2, I4 and [6 which are connected end-to-end in series relation and form the side walls of the carton. The panel I0 is formed along the outer transverse edge thereof with a flap l8. which is adapted to be glued or otherwise fastened to the outer transverse marginal portion of the panel l6.

The side wall panel I4 is provided at the upper longitudinal edge thereof with an integral cover panel 20, and the latter is provided with the usual flap 22.

Side wall panels i2 and it are provided at the upper longitudinal edges thereof with the usual side flaps Z l and 26, which flaps are adapted to fold inwardly across the open top of the carton and under the cover 2t. Notches 28 extend inwardly for a short distance along the fold line which joins the fiap 22 to the cover 28, and these notches receive and interlock with portions of the side flaps 2d and 26 when the cover is closed.

At the lower longitudinal edges thereof the side wall panels it and I l are formed with integral bottom panels 38 and 32, respectively, which bottom panels are adapted to fold inwardly across the bottom of the carton and collectively operate to close the same. A pair of depending, locking tabs its at opposite sides of the bottom panel 36 are adapted to extend into and interlock with slots 35 in the other bottom panel 32.

At the lower longitudinal edges of side wall panels i2 and I5 are flaps 38 and 4t. Flap 38 comprises inner and outer sections 38a and 38b, and the flap it similarly comprises inner and outer sections tta and Mil). The inner flap sections 38a and 46a are adapted to extend inwardly across the bottom of the carton in overlapping relation to the bottom panels 30 and 32, and the outer sections 38b and itb are adapted to extend erect in the carton and to partition the same into three primary compartments.

Tabs 42 and 4 1 depending from opposite sides of the bottom panel 32 also are adapted to stand erect in the carton. Tabs 42 and M extend through transverse notches 4B and it in flaps 38 and 40, and the tabs are provided in the lower edges thereof with notches 5!! and 52 which interlock with the flaps at one end of the notches.

An integral tongue 5 depends from the bottom panel 3i! between the two tabs 34, and a correspondingintegral tongue 56 depends from the other bottom panel 32 between the two tabs 42 and M. The tongue 54 comprises inner and outer sections 54a and 5th, and the tongue 56 similarly comprises inner and outer sections 56a and 5619. Both of the inner portions 54a and 56a are adapted to fold backwardly on respective bottom panels 3%] and 32 and both outer portions 5% and 561) are adapted to extend upwardly between the main partitions 38b and iilb. Tabs 52 andd i and tongue portions 541) and 5% all define minor partitions in the carton and cooperate with the main partitions 38b and 46b to hold the crank case hearings or other articles of manufacture separate from each other and in an attractive arrangement for display purposes.

The first step in forming the carton from the blank shown in Fig. 5 is to fold the side panels l0, l2, I4 and I6 into generally right angular relation with respect to each other and to glue or 3 otherwise fasten the flap 18 to the adjacent outer transverse marginal edge portion of the side panel I6. The main partition panels 38 and 40 are then folded inwardly along the fold lines which join them to the side panels l2 and 16 until the inner portions 38a and 40a; thereof are at right angles to the attached sides I? and iii. The outer portions 38b and 401) are then bent upwardly along the fold lines which join them to the inner portion 380. and 40a until they are parallel to the sides [2 and I6. As suggested, the outer flap sections 38b and 40b then define partitions which divide the carton into three main compartments (Fig. 2). The bottom .panels 30 and 32 are then folded inwardly under the flaps 38 and 40 with the tabs 42 and it bent at right angles to extend into the carton and with the tongues 54 and B folded inwardly and back thereon. As the tabs 42 and &4 swing upwardly into the carton, they enter slots 48 and 8 and interlock with the partitions 38b and 4012, as shown in Fig. 2. When the bottom panels and 32 are fully closed, tabs 34 are inserted into and interlocked with slots 36 to hold the panels closed. In Fig. 3, one tab is shown interlocked with the panel 32 and the other tab 34 is shown disengaged or released therefrom. When the bottom panels 30 and 32 are fully closed, the tabs (.2 and 44 stand erect in the carton and the interlocking engagement thereof with the partitions 38b and 40b hold the latter erect. Also, it will be observed that tabs 42 and M divide the outer compartments defined by the partitions 38b and 40b and that both tabs project into the inner or middle compartment. As suggested the inner portions 54a and 55a of tongues 54 and 56 extend in opposite directions and lie flatly against corresponding bottom panels 30 and 32, and the outer portions 551) and 56b thereof extend upwarclly parallel to side wall panels 10 and Hi. In this connection it will be observed that the tongue portions 541) and 551) are disposed substantially equidistantly from and at opposite sides of the tabs 52 and M and that they define adapted to a variety of small articles. It is contemplated that the carton be used for any suitable small article whenever it is necessary to keep the articles separate from each other and desirable to arrange the individual articles for attractive display in the carton. In this latter connection it will be observed that, when the cover 20 is opened, the articles are attractively dislayed in the carton. This is particularly true in the case of crankshaft bearings, which, by reason of their arrangement in the carton, make a symmetrical and attractive design.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A shipping, storage and display carton comprising a box having four vertical side walls arranged generally in the form of a rectangle; horizontal bottom sections attached to the bottom edges, of one pair of opposite Side walls along fold lines, each of which bottom sections extends approximately one fourth the distance across said box; upstanding partition sections attached to the inner edges of said bottom sections along fold lines, said bottom sections and said partition sections formed at substantially the middle thereof with slots which extend from adjacent the upper edges of said partition sections to the fold lines which join the bottom sections to their respective side walls; horizontal bottom panels attached to the bottom edges of the other pair of opposite side walls along fold lines and extending under said bottom sections to the middle of said box; means detachably interlocking said bottom panels; laterally spaced individual tabs attached along fold lines to the edge of one bottom panel remote from the fold line which attaches such bottom panel to the side wall of the carton, said tabs extending upwardly through respective slots and extending on opposite sides of the partition sections and provided with notches in the upper edges thereof which detachably interlock with said partition sections; and tongue members fastened along fold lines to and at substantially the against such tabs and six additional shells are placed in the six outer compartments with the edges thereof against the side panels l0, l2, la, and I6. All eight compartments are substantially uniform in size and each bearing shell fits snugly in its respective compartment.

After the articles have been packed in the carton, the side flaps '24 and 26 are folded downwardly against the partitions and the cover 20 is closed. As suggested, the cover is detachably fastened to the side flaps 24 and 28 by inserting the cover flap 22 between the side panel i0 and the adjacent abutting vertical edges of partitions 38b and 401). When thus inserted, the cover flap 22 interlocks with the adjacent transverse edges of the side flaps 24 and 26 in the manner hereinabove described to hold the cover closed.

Although the carton is primarily adapted and pare-eminently suited for packaging crank shaft bearings, it will be readily apparent that the carton is not limited to this use but can be readily middle of the inner edges of said bottom sections remote from the fold lines which attach such bottom sections to the side walls of the carton, said members having inner horizontal portions extending back from the edges of said sections and outer upstanding portions disposed between said partition sections and on opposite sides of and parallel to said tabs.

RICHARD J. CODY.

REFERENCES CITED The following'references are of record in the file of this patent:

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